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The National Defense Resources Preparedness executive order (Executive Order 13603) is an order of the President of the United States, signed by President Barack Obama on March 16, 2012. [1] The purpose of this executive order is to delegate authority and address national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act ...
Attorneys Carl J. Mayer and Bruce I. Afran filed a complaint January 13, 2012, in the Southern U.S. District Court in New York City on the behalf of Chris Hedges against Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to challenge the legality of the Authorization for Use of Military Force as embedded in the latest version of the National ...
Department of Defense Directive 5100.01 describes the organizational relationships within the department and is the foundational issuance for delineating the major functions of the department. The latest version, signed by former secretary of defense Robert Gates in December 2010, is the first major re-write since 1987. [25] [26]
President Barack Obama officially vetoed the $612 billion annual defense authorization bill on Thursday, returning the measure to Congress because of the way it uses money meant for war spending ...
Monday's debate between President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney was a bit of a yawn-fest, but it did feature one memorable exchange: Romney: Our navy is smaller now than at any time ...
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce his choice of former Pentagon official Ash Carter to be his next secretary of defense on Friday, a White House official said. If confirmed by the ...
Expanding Eligibility for the Defense Meritorious Service Medal April 18, 2014 April 23, 2014 April 18, 2014 79 FR 22591 2014-09343 [357] [358] 179 13667: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Central African Republic May 12, 2014 May 15, 2014 May 12, 2014 79 FR 28385 2014-11442 [359] [360] 180 13668
Civil defense truly began to come of age, both worldwide and in the United States, during the first World War—although it was usually referred to as "civilian defense". This was the first major total war, which required the involvement and support of the general population.